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. >> brown: then, we turn to india. ray suarez looks at the violent protests and public anger sparked by the gang rape of a young woman. >> warner: john merrow has the story of a group of california charter schools that aim to be the model-ts of education. >> america has lots of terrific schools. people open great schools every year, but they typically open just one. nobody has figured out how to mass produce high quality, cost effective schools. >> brown: we remember general norman schwarzkopf-- the man who commanded american-led forces in the persian gulf war known as "desert storm." >> warner: plus, mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "real and permanent good." celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and fo
. >> brown: then, we turn to india. ray suarez looks at the violent protests and public anger sparked by the gang rape of a young woman. >> warner: john merrow has the story of a group of california charter schools that aim to be the model-ts of education. >> america has lots of terrific schools. people open great schools every year, but they typically open just one. nobody has figured out how to mass produce high quality, cost effective schools. >> brown: we remember...
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india and pakistan went to war after they both had nuclear weapons. >> woodruff: we hear you both. i didn't say it was impossible. >> woodruff: very, very tough subject. we thank you both. online we have an interview with the scholar we spoke of whose foreign policy article argues that a nuclear iran would offer more stability, not less. >> ifill: it's a common refrain. patience say it's getting harder to see a doctor. when they do, they feel pressed for time. but for a price, a small but growing number of clinics offer a more boutique relationship. a model of care that raises questions about equality and access. newshour health correspondent bete and bowser reports. >> up. open. >> reporter: it's 6:00 on a recent tuesday night in cady, texas, and time for a little tai chi. >> turn the palm down. press down. >> reporter: this is just one of the unusual tngs dr. ramon solis does for his patients. have you ever made a house call. >> yes, i have. reporter: have you ever gone to the emergency room to meet a patient? >> i do that all the time. you have that copy for me. put it on my des
india and pakistan went to war after they both had nuclear weapons. >> woodruff: we hear you both. i didn't say it was impossible. >> woodruff: very, very tough subject. we thank you both. online we have an interview with the scholar we spoke of whose foreign policy article argues that a nuclear iran would offer more stability, not less. >> ifill: it's a common refrain. patience say it's getting harder to see a doctor. when they do, they feel pressed for time. but for a price,...
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. >> holman: 370 million people were in the dark for hours across northern india today after a major power grid crashed. that's more than the population of the united states and canada combined. the power outage halted mass transit systems, causing major delays. and it left commuters and residents furious and frustrated. . >> we live again without water. then there were the problem. the whole system... that shows how vulnerable we are. one grid failure and the entire country is at a standstill. this is a system failure, a systemic failure. we are so vulnerable as a people just because we are ordinary people. >> holman: smaller blackouts occur almost daily in india. this one was the largest ever. officials blamed high demand for electricity in a long spell of summer heat. power was fully restored by evening, about 15 hours after the outage struck. north korea was drenched by more heavy rain today, with much of the country already inundated by flooding. large parts of anju city, north of the capital, were under water. people were getting around by boat in water-filled streets. and thou
. >> holman: 370 million people were in the dark for hours across northern india today after a major power grid crashed. that's more than the population of the united states and canada combined. the power outage halted mass transit systems, causing major delays. and it left commuters and residents furious and frustrated. . >> we live again without water. then there were the problem. the whole system... that shows how vulnerable we are. one grid failure and the entire country is at a...
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in northeastern india, thousands of troops fanned out to halt an outbreak of ethnic killing. the trouble erupted in western assam state late last week between members of the ethnic bodo community and muslim settlers. so far, nearly 40 people have died, and some 200,000 have been forced to flee. troops now have orders to shoot rioters on sight. british border control workers have canceled plans for a 24- hour strike tomorrow-- the day before the london olympic games open. the union representing the workers said today that talks with the government had made progress on pay and employment issues. also today, nine olympic track athletes were suspended for doping. and greece expelled one of its triple-jumpers after she tweeted a racist joke about african immigrants. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: for years, the new orleans police department has labored under a long shadow of misconduct, investigations, charges and criminal convictions. now the city has agreed to major reforms. new orleans now faces a sweeping federal mandate-- to reform a p
in northeastern india, thousands of troops fanned out to halt an outbreak of ethnic killing. the trouble erupted in western assam state late last week between members of the ethnic bodo community and muslim settlers. so far, nearly 40 people have died, and some 200,000 have been forced to flee. troops now have orders to shoot rioters on sight. british border control workers have canceled plans for a 24- hour strike tomorrow-- the day before the london olympic games open. the union representing...
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. >> holman: some 150,000 people were in shelters in southern india today, after a tropical storm slammed ashore.rn at least six people were killed there, and in neighboring sri lanka. the storm brought heavy winds and rain, flooding streets and subway tunnels in the indian city of hyderabad. it also grounded an oil tanker with 37 crew on board. most were rescued, but five remained missing.y in syria, rebels killed 28 government soldiers in a series of attacks in the northern part of the country. anti-regime activists said gun battles erupted at three military checkpoints surrounding the city of saraqeb in idlib province. the checkpoints line major supply routes to aleppo, the untry's largest city and a major battleground. the ousted president of penn state university graham spanier will face cover-up charges in an chld sld abuse scandal. prosecutors today filed counts of perjury, obstruction and failing to repect susp ated abuse. in additsuon, they added counts againstddthletic directorin timothy curley, and gary schultz, a former penn state vice president. the scandal revolved around je
. >> holman: some 150,000 people were in shelters in southern india today, after a tropical storm slammed ashore.rn at least six people were killed there, and in neighboring sri lanka. the storm brought heavy winds and rain, flooding streets and subway tunnels in the indian city of hyderabad. it also grounded an oil tanker with 37 crew on board. most were rescued, but five remained missing.y in syria, rebels killed 28 government soldiers in a series of attacks in the northern part of the...